Pak announces federal cabinet

Pakistan's military regime has appointed six more ministers to the federal cabinet, raising its strength to eight.

Last month General Pervez Musharraf, who heads the military regime, appointed Abdul Sattar, a former diplomat, foreign minister and Shaukat Aziz, a senior executive of the Citibank,
finance minister.

Today the regime appointed retired General Moeenuddin Haider, a
former provincial governor, interior minister, Omar Asghar Khan, a
social scientist, minister for local government and rural
development, Zubaida Jalal education minister, Abdur Razzak
Dawood, an industrialist, minister for commerce, industry and
production, Dr Abdul Malik Kansi minister for labour and health,
and Dr Shafqat Jamot minister for food and agriculture.

Unlike the Nawaz Sharief cabinet, which was dominated by the largest
province Punjab, the military has given more representation to the
smaller provinces of Sindh, Balochistan and the Northwest Frontier
Province.